26 and all the kings of the north, near and far, one with another; and (A)all the kingdoms of the earth which are upon the face of the ground, and the king of [a](B)Sheshach shall drink after them.

27 “You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “(C)Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall and rise no more because of the (D)sword which I will send among you.”’ 28 And it will be, if they (E)refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “(F)You shall surely drink!

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  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Cryptic name for Babylon

26 and all the kings of the north,(A) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(B) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[a](C) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(D) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(E) I will send among you.’ 28 But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink(F), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.